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Comilla Sasson

TitleAssoc Professor Adjoint
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-PSYCH

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    1. Chan PS, Girotra S, Breathett K, Dukes KC, Sperling J, Pacheco CM, Kennedy KF, Sasson C, McNally B, Schacht Reisinger H, Del Rios M. Resuscitation Practices at Emergency Medical Service Agencies Working in Black and Hispanic Versus White Catchment Areas in the United States. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 Jun; 18(6):e011799. PMID: 40444347.
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    2. Cabañas JG, Sasson C, Abella BS, Aufderheide TP, Becker LB, Dainty KN, Malta-Hansen C, Koster RW, Kurz MC, Marill KA, O'Connor M, Panchal AR, Rittenberger JC, Salcido DD, Sayre MR, Snobelen P, Starks MA, Atkins DL. American Heart Association Automated External Defibrillator Symposium: Summary and Recommendations. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Apr; 14(7):e039291. PMID: 40105094.
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    3. Morrison LJ, Hunt EA, Grunau B, Aufderheide TP, Callaway C, Tonna JE, Sasson C, Blewer A, McNally BF, Yannopoulos D, Belohlavek J, Bartos J, Combes A, Idris A, Merchant RM, States L, Tinsley E, Wong R, Youngquist ST, Sopko G, Kern KB. International Consensus on Evidence Gaps and Research Opportunities in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Report From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Mar 18; 14(6):e036108. PMID: 40040619.
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    4. Olsavsky AK, Boggs B, Dehinbo O, Salem T, Cason A, Sierra M, Lay J, Sunday D, Huber K, Scott S, Natvig C, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Riley V, Sasson C. Collaborating to Leverage American Heart Association's EmPOWERED to Serve Faith-Based Networks for Methamphetamine and Stimulant Misuse Educational Campaign in Black and Hispanic Churches. Psychiatr Res Clin Pract. 2025; 7(2):100-108. PMID: 40548316.
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    5. Yonis H, Kaltenbach LA, Nouhravesh N, Mark D, Blewer AL, Hansen CM, Kragholm K, Torp-Pedersen C, Starks MA, Al-Khatib SM, Monk L, Jollis J, Sasson C, Krychtiuk KA, Granger CB. Public awareness of automated external defibrillator (AED)s and their location: Results of a cross-sectional survey in North Carolina. Resusc Plus. 2025 Mar; 22:100897. PMID: 40034874.
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    6. Krychtiuk KA, Starks MA, Al-Khalidi HR, Mark DB, Monk L, Yow E, Kaltenbach L, Jollis JG, Al-Khatib SM, Bosworth HB, Ward K, Brady S, Tyson C, Vandeventer S, Baloch K, Oakes M, Blewer AL, Lewinski AA, Hansen CM, Sharpe E, Rea TD, Nelson RD, Sasson C, McNally B, Granger CB. RAndomized Cluster Evaluation of Cardiac ARrest Systems (RACE-CARS) trial: Study rationale and design. Am Heart J. 2024 Nov; 277:125-137. PMID: 39084483.
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    7. Bray JE, Grasner JT, Nolan JP, Iwami T, Ong MEH, Finn J, McNally B, Nehme Z, Sasson C, Tijssen J, Lim SL, Tjelmeland I, Wnent J, Dicker B, Nishiyama C, Doherty Z, Welsford M, Perkins GD. Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Outcome Reports: 2024 Update of the Utstein Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Registry Template. Circulation. 2024 Aug 27; 150(9):e203-e223. PMID: 39045706.
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    8. Grasner JT, Bray JE, Nolan JP, Iwami T, Ong MEH, Finn J, McNally B, Nehme Z, Sasson C, Tijssen J, Lim SL, Tjelmeland I, Wnent J, Dicker B, Nishiyama C, Doherty Z, Welsford M, Perkins GD. Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation outcome reports: 2024 update of the Utstein Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Registry template. Resuscitation. 2024 08; 201:110288. PMID: 39045606.
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    9. Basrai Z, Celedon M, Dieujuste N, Himstreet J, Hoffman J, Pfaff C, Hsiao J, Malstrom R, Smith J, Radeos M, Jorgenson T, Christopher M, Sasson C. Improving Healthcare Professionals' Access to Addiction Medicine Education Through VHA Addiction Scholars Program. West J Emerg Med. 2024 Jul; 25(4):465-469. PMID: 39028231.
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    10. Bray J, Dainty K, Haywood K, Morrison LJ, Castren M, Sasson C. WISER: A Women's international group to Inspire, Support and Empower women in Resuscitation. Resusc Plus. 2024 Sep; 19:100693. PMID: 39035407.
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    11. Juul Grabmayr A, Folke F, Samsoee Kjoelbye J, Andelius L, Krammel M, Ettl F, Sulzgruber P, Krychtiuk KA, Sasson C, Stieglis R, van Schuppen H, Tan HL, van der Werf C, Torp-Pedersen C, Kjær Ersbøll A, Malta Hansen C. Incidence and Survival of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Public Housing Areas in 3 European Capitals. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2024 Jun; 17(6):e010820. PMID: 38766860.
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    12. Blewer AL, Starks MA, Malta-Hansen C, Sasson C, Ong MEH, Al-Araji R, McNally BF, Viera AJ. Sex Differences in Receipt of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Considering Neighborhood Racial and Ethnic Composition. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Mar 05; 13(5):e031113. PMID: 38410966.
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    13. Merchant RM, Becker LB, Brooks SC, Chan PS, Del Rios M, McBride ME, Neumar RW, Previdi JK, Uzendu A, Sasson C. The American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2030 Impact Goals and Call to Action to Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2024 02 20; 149(8):e914-e933. PMID: 38250800.
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    14. Chan PS, Greif R, Anderson T, Atiq H, Bittencourt Couto T, Considine J, De Caen AR, Djärv T, Doll A, Douma MJ, Edelson DP, Xu F, Finn JC, Firestone G, Girotra S, Lauridsen KG, Kah-Lai Leong C, Lim SH, Morley PT, Morrison LJ, Moskowitz A, Mullasari Sankardas A, Mustafa Mohamed MT, Myburgh MC, Nadkarni VM, Neumar RW, Nolan JP, Odakha JA, Olasveengen TM, Orosz J, Perkins GD, Previdi JK, Vaillancourt C, Montgomery WH, Sasson C, Nallamothu BK. Ten Steps Toward Improving In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Quality of Care and Outcomes. Resuscitation. 2023 12; 193:109996. PMID: 37942937.
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    15. Nallamothu BK, Greif R, Anderson T, Atiq H, Couto TB, Considine J, De Caen AR, Djärv T, Doll A, Douma MJ, Edelson DP, Xu F, Finn JC, Firestone G, Girotra S, Lauridsen KG, Leong CK, Lim SH, Morley PT, Morrison LJ, Moskowitz A, Mullasari Sankardas A, Mohamed MTM, Myburgh MC, Nadkarni VM, Neumar RW, Nolan JP, Athieno Odakha J, Olasveengen TM, Orosz J, Perkins GD, Previdi JK, Vaillancourt C, Montgomery WH, Sasson C, Chan PS. Ten Steps Toward Improving In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Quality of Care and Outcomes. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023 11; 16(11):e010491. PMID: 37947100.
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    16. Chan PS, McNally B, Al-Araji R, Kennedy K, Kennedy M, Del Rios M, Sperling J, Sasson C, Breathett K, Dukes KC, Girotra S. Survey of resuscitation practices at emergency medical service agencies in the U.S. Resusc Plus. 2023 Dec; 16:100483. PMID: 37854286.
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    17. Uzendu AI, Spertus JA, Nallamothu BK, Girotra S, Jones PG, McNally BF, Del Rios M, Sasson C, Breathett K, Sperling J, Dukes KC, Chan PS. Cardiac Arrest Survival at Emergency Medical Service Agencies in Catchment Areas With Primarily Black and Hispanic Populations. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 10 01; 183(10):1136-1143. PMID: 37669067.
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    18. Marijon E, Narayanan K, Smith K, Barra S, Basso C, Blom MT, Crotti L, D'Avila A, Deo R, Dumas F, Dzudie A, Farrugia A, Greeley K, Hindricks G, Hua W, Ingles J, Iwami T, Junttila J, Koster RW, Le Polain De Waroux JB, Olasveengen TM, Ong MEH, Papadakis M, Sasson C, Shin SD, Tse HF, Tseng Z, Van Der Werf C, Folke F, Albert CM, Winkel BG. The Lancet Commission to reduce the global burden of sudden cardiac death: a call for multidisciplinary action. Lancet. 2023 09 09; 402(10405):883-936. PMID: 37647926.
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    19. Schroeder DC, Semeraro F, Greif R, Bray J, Morley P, Parr M, Kondo Nakagawa N, Iwami T, Finke SR, Malta Hansen C, Lockey A, Del Rios M, Bhanji F, Sasson C, Schexnayder SM, Scquizzato T, Wetsch WA, Böttiger BW. KIDS SAVE LIVES: Basic Life Support Education for Schoolchildren: A Narrative Review and Scientific Statement From the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2023 07; 188:109772. PMID: 37190748.
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    20. Schroeder DC, Semeraro F, Greif R, Bray J, Morley P, Parr M, Kondo Nakagawa N, Iwami T, Finke SR, Malta Hansen C, Lockey A, Del Rios M, Bhanji F, Sasson C, Schexnayder SM, Scquizzato T, Wetsch WA, Böttiger BW. KIDS SAVE LIVES: Basic Life Support Education for Schoolchildren: A Narrative Review and Scientific Statement From the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. Circulation. 2023 06 13; 147(24):1854-1868. PMID: 37194575.
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    21. Sasson C, Dieujuste N, Klocko R, Basrai Z, Celedon M, Hsiao J, Himstreet J, Hoffman J, Pfaff C, Malmstrom R, Smith J, Holstein A, Johnson-Koenke R. Barriers and facilitators to implementing medications for opioid use disorder and naloxone distribution in Veterans Affairs emergency departments. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 04; 30(4):289-298. PMID: 36757683.
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    22. Zanwar PP, Sasson C, Heyn PC, Pinto SM, Magasi S, Hirsch MA, Negm A. The COVID-19 Vaccine: Why Should I Get the Vaccines and the Boosters? Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 05; 104(5):843-846. PMID: 36513123.
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    23. Sasson C, Haukoos J. Defibrillation after Cardiac Arrest - Is It Time to Change Practice? N Engl J Med. 2022 11 24; 387(21):1995-1996. PMID: 36342174.
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    24. Garcia RA, Spertus JA, Girotra S, Nallamothu BK, Kennedy KF, McNally BF, Breathett K, Del Rios M, Sasson C, Chan PS. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Bystander CPR for Witnessed Cardiac Arrest. N Engl J Med. 2022 10 27; 387(17):1569-1578. PMID: 36300973.
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    25. Morgan RW, Atkins DL, Hsu A, Kamath-Rayne BD, Aziz K, Berg RA, Bhanji F, Chan M, Cheng A, Chiotos K, de Caen A, Duff JP, Fuchs S, Joyner BL, Kleinman M, Lasa JJ, Lee HC, Lehotzky RE, Levy A, McBride ME, Meckler G, Nadkarni V, Raymond T, Roberts K, Schexnayder SM, Sutton RM, Terry M, Walsh B, Zelop CM, Sasson C, Topjian A. Guidance for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Children With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19. Pediatrics. 2022 09 01; 150(3). PMID: 35818123.
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    26. Perry C, Liberto J, Milliken C, Burden J, Hagedorn H, Atkinson T, McKay JR, Mooney L, Sall J, Sasson C, Saxon A, Spevak C, Gordon AJ. The Management of Substance Use Disorders: Synopsis of the 2021 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline. Ann Intern Med. 2022 05; 175(5):720-731. PMID: 35313113.
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    27. Atkins DL, Sasson C, Hsu A, Aziz K, Becker LB, Berg RA, Bhanji F, Bradley SM, Brooks SC, Chan M, Chan PS, Cheng A, Clemency BM, de Caen A, Duff JP, Edelson DP, Flores GE, Fuchs S, Girotra S, Hinkson C, Joyner BL, Kamath-Rayne BD, Kleinman M, Kudenchuk PJ, Lasa JJ, Lavonas EJ, Lee HC, Lehotzky RE, Levy A, McBride ME, Meckler G, Merchant RM, Moitra VK, Nadkarni V, Panchal AR, Ann Peberdy M, Raymond T, Roberts K, Sayre MR, Schexnayder SM, Sutton RM, Terry M, Topjian A, Walsh B, Wang DS, Zelop CM, Morgan RW. 2022 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: From the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Adult and Pediatric Task Forces of the American Heart Association in Collaboration With the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Respiratory Care, the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, and American Society of Anesthesiologists. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2022 04; 15(4):e008900. PMID: 35072519.
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    28. Haukoos J, Douglas IS, Sasson C. Vasopressin and Steroids as Adjunctive Treatment for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA. 2021 10 26; 326(16):1583-1585. PMID: 34587235.
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    29. Hsu A, Sasson C, Kudenchuk PJ, Atkins DL, Aziz K, Becker LB, Berg RA, Bhanji F, Bradley SM, Brooks SC, Chan M, Chan PS, Cheng A, Clemency BM, de Caen A, Duff JP, Edelson DP, Flores GE, Fuchs S, Girotra S, Hinkson C, Joyner BL, Kamath-Rayne BD, Kleinman M, Lasa JJ, Lavonas EJ, Lee HC, Lehotzky RE, Levy A, Mancini ME, McBride ME, Meckler G, Merchant RM, Moitra VK, Morgan RW, Nadkarni V, Panchal AR, Peberdy MA, Raymond T, Roberts K, Sayre MR, Schexnayder SM, Sutton RM, Terry M, Walsh B, Wang DS, Zelop CM, Topjian A. 2021 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2021 10; 14(10):e008396. PMID: 34641719.
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    30. Dieujuste N, Johnson-Koenke R, Celedon M, Basrai Z, Christopher M, Smith J, Sasson C. Provider Perceptions of Opioid Safety Measures in VHA Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Centers. Fed Pract. 2021 Sep; 38(9):412-419. PMID: 34737538.
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    31. Moeller S, Hansen CM, Kragholm K, Dupre ME, Sasson C, Pearson DA, Tyson C, Jollis JG, Monk L, Starks MA, McNally B, Thomas KL, Becker L, Torp-Pedersen C, Granger CB. Race Differences in Interventions and Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in North Carolina, 2010 to 2014. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 09 07; 10(17):e019082. PMID: 34431375.
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    32. Chow SL, Sasson C, Benjamin IJ, Califf RM, Compton WM, Oliva EM, Robson C, Sanchez EJ. Opioid Use and Its Relationship to Cardiovascular Disease and Brain Health: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2021 09 28; 144(13):e218-e232. PMID: 34407637.
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    33. Moskovitz JB, Khambhati K, Sasson C, D'Amore J, Jones MP, Sperling J. Impact of a Novel Emergency Department Forward Treatment Area During the New York City COVID-19 Surge. West J Emerg Med. 2021 Jul 14; 22(4):871-877. PMID: 35354000.
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    34. Vogel JA, Burnham RI, McVaney K, Havranek EP, Edwards D, Hulac S, Sasson C. The Importance of Neighborhood in 9-1-1 Ambulance Contacts: A Geospatial Analysis of Medical and Trauma Emergencies in Denver. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2022 Mar-Apr; 26(2):233-245. PMID: 33400608.
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    35. Magid DJ, Aziz K, Cheng A, Hazinski MF, Hoover AV, Mahgoub M, Panchal AR, Sasson C, Topjian AA, Rodriguez AJ, Donoghue A, Berg KM, Lee HC, Raymond TT, Lavonas EJ. Part 2: Evidence Evaluation and Guidelines Development: 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2020 10 20; 142(16_suppl_2):S358-S365. PMID: 33081525.
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    36. Berg KM, Cheng A, Panchal AR, Topjian AA, Aziz K, Bhanji F, Bigham BL, Hirsch KG, Hoover AV, Kurz MC, Levy A, Lin Y, Magid DJ, Mahgoub M, Peberdy MA, Rodriguez AJ, Sasson C, Lavonas EJ. Part 7: Systems of Care: 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2020 10 20; 142(16_suppl_2):S580-S604. PMID: 33081524.
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    37. Jeong JM, Radeos MS, Shee B, Kindschuh M, Hernandez C, Sasson C, Braciale TJ, Freeze M, Kindschuh W. COVID-19 Seroconversion in Emergency Professionals at an Urban Academic Emergency Department in New York City. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 12; 76(6):815-816. PMID: 33222793.
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    38. Sasson C, Cross TK, Stanford FC. Medical Flight Emergencies and Bias: #thatisbias #whatadoctorlookslike #ILookLikeaDoctor. Health Equity. 2020; 4(1):260-262. PMID: 32587940.
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    39. Dieujuste N, Johnson-Koenke R, Christopher M, Gunzburger EC, Emmendorfer T, Kessler C, Haukoos J, Smith J, Sasson C. Feasibility Study of a Quasi-experimental Regional Opioid Safety Prescribing Program in Veterans Health Administration Emergency Departments. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 08; 27(8):734-741. PMID: 32239558.
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    40. Topjian A, Aziz K, Kamath-Rayne BD, Atkins DL, Becker L, Berg RA, Bradley SM, Bhanji F, Brooks S, Chan M, Chan P, Cheng A, de Caen A, Duff JP, Escobedo M, Flores GE, Fuchs S, Girotra S, Hsu A, Joyner BL, Kleinman M, Lasa JJ, Lee HC, Lehotzky RE, Levy A, Mancini ME, McBride ME, Meckler G, Merchant RM, Morgan RW, Nadkarni V, Panchal AR, Peberdy MA, Raymond T, Roberts K, Sasson C, Schexnayder SM, Sutton RM, Terry M, Walsh B, Wang DS, Zelop CM, Edelson DP. Interim Guidance for Basic and Advanced Life Support in Children and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19. Pediatrics. 2020 May 04. PMID: 32366608.
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    41. Edelson DP, Sasson C, Chan PS, Atkins DL, Aziz K, Becker LB, Berg RA, Bradley SM, Brooks SC, Cheng A, Escobedo M, Flores GE, Girotra S, Hsu A, Kamath-Rayne BD, Lee HC, Lehotsky RE, Mancini ME, Merchant RM, Nadkarni VM, Panchal AR, Peberdy MAR, Raymond TT, Walsh B, Wang DS, Zelop CM, Topjian AA. Interim Guidance for Basic and Advanced Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: From the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Adult and Pediatric Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2020 06 23; 141(25):e933-e943. PMID: 32270695.
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    42. Haukoos J, Sasson C. Prehospital Hemorrhage Control-Leveraging Successes From Cardiac Arrest to Optimize Population-Level Effectiveness. JAMA Surg. 2019 10 01; 154(10):930-931. PMID: 31339518.
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    43. Sasson C, Haukoos J. Improving CPR in communities: Understanding the importance of CPR training density. Resuscitation. 2019 06; 139:351-352. PMID: 30890441.
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    44. Heard DG, Andresen KH, Guthmiller KM, Lucas R, Heard KJ, Blewer AL, Abella BS, Gent LM, Sasson C. Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Education: A Comparison of On-Screen With Compression Feedback, Classroom, and Video Education. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 06; 73(6):599-609. PMID: 30442510.
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    45. Sasson C, Smith J, Kessler C, Haukoos J, Himstreet J, Christopher M, Emmendorfer T. Variability in opioid prescribing in veterans affairs emergency departments and urgent cares. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 06; 37(6):1044-1047. PMID: 30146399.
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    46. Sasson C, Eckel R, Alger H, Bozkurt B, Carson A, Daviglus M, Deedwania P, Kirley K, Lamendola C, Nguyen M, Rajgopal Singh R, Wang T, Sanchez E. American Heart Association Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Health Summit: Summary and Recommendations. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 08 07; 7(15):e009271. PMID: 30371251.
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    47. Magid KH, Heard D, Sasson C. Addressing Gaps in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Education: Training Middle School Students in Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. J Sch Health. 2018 07; 88(7):524-530. PMID: 29864210.
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    48. McCarthy JJ, Carr B, Sasson C, Bobrow BJ, Callaway CW, Neumar RW, Ferrer JME, Garvey JL, Ornato JP, Gonzales L, Granger CB, Kleinman ME, Bjerke C, Nichol G. Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Systems of Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2018 05 22; 137(21):e645-e660. PMID: 29483084.
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    49. Benjamin EJ, Blaha MJ, Chiuve SE, Cushman M, Das SR, Deo R, de Ferranti SD, Floyd J, Fornage M, Gillespie C, Isasi CR, Jiménez MC, Jordan LC, Judd SE, Lackland D, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth L, Liu S, Longenecker CT, Mackey RH, Matsushita K, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino ME, Nasir K, Neumar RW, Palaniappan L, Pandey DK, Thiagarajan RR, Reeves MJ, Ritchey M, Rodriguez CJ, Roth GA, Rosamond WD, Sasson C, Towfighi A, Tsao CW, Turner MB, Virani SS, Voeks JH, Willey JZ, Wilkins JT, Wu JH, Alger HM, Wong SS, Muntner P. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2017 03 07; 135(10):e146-e603. PMID: 28122885.
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    50. Rose K, Martin Goble M, Berger S, Courson R, Fosse G, Gillary R, Halowich J, Indik JH, Konig M, Lopez-Anderson M, Murphy MK, Newman MM, Ranous J, Sasson C, Taras H, Thompson A. Cardiac Emergency Response Planning for Schools: A Policy Statement. NASN Sch Nurse. 2016 Sep; 31(5):263-70. PMID: 27486226.
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    51. Haukoos JS, Sasson C. Is Prehospital Advanced Life Support Harmful? Ann Intern Med. 2016 07 05; 165(1):71. PMID: 27380291.
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    52. Girotra S, van Diepen S, Nallamothu BK, Carrel M, Vellano K, Anderson ML, McNally B, Abella BS, Sasson C, Chan PS. Regional Variation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival in the United States. Circulation. 2016 May 31; 133(22):2159-68. PMID: 27081119.
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    53. Bradley SM, Liu W, Chan PS, Nallamothu BK, Grunwald GK, Self A, Sasson C, Varosy PD, Anderson ML, Schneider PM, Ho PM. Defibrillation time intervals and outcomes of cardiac arrest in hospital: retrospective cohort study from Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation registry. BMJ. 2016 Apr 06; 353:i1653. PMID: 27052620.
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    54. Bergamo C, Bui QM, Gonzales L, Hinchey P, Sasson C, Cabanas JG. TAKE10: A community approach to teaching compression-only CPR to high-risk zip codes. Resuscitation. 2016 May; 102:75-9. PMID: 26944043.
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    55. Sasson C, Haukoos JS. Is Prehospital Advanced Life Support Harmful? Ann Intern Med. 2015 Nov 03; 163(9):721-2. PMID: 26457840.
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    56. Ranney ML, Meisel ZF, Choo EK, Garro AC, Sasson C, Morrow Guthrie K. Interview-based Qualitative Research in Emergency Care Part II: Data Collection, Analysis and Results Reporting. Acad Emerg Med. 2015 Sep; 22(9):1103-12. PMID: 26284572.
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    57. Sasson C, Magid DJ. Bystander-initiated CPR by design, not by chance. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 11; 372(24):2349-50. PMID: 26061840.
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    58. King R, Heisler M, Sayre MR, Colbert SH, Bond-Zielinski C, Rabe M, Eigel B, Sasson C. Identification of factors integral to designing community-based CPR interventions for high-risk neighborhood residents. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2015 Apr-Jun; 19(2):308-12. PMID: 25822004.
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    59. Sasson C, Haukoos JS, Ben-Youssef L, Ramirez L, Bull S, Eigel B, Magid DJ, Padilla R. Barriers to calling 911 and learning and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation for residents of primarily Latino, high-risk neighborhoods in Denver, Colorado. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 May; 65(5):545-552.e2. PMID: 25481112.
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    60. Nassel AF, Root ED, Haukoos JS, McVaney K, Colwell C, Robinson J, Eigel B, Magid DJ, Sasson C. Multiple cluster analysis for the identification of high-risk census tracts for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Denver, Colorado. Resuscitation. 2014 Dec; 85(12):1667-73. PMID: 25263511.
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    61. Sasson C, Haukoos JS, Eigel B, Magid DJ. The HANDDS program: a systematic approach for addressing disparities in the provision of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Sep; 21(9):1042-9. PMID: 25269587.
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    62. Moon S, Bobrow BJ, Vadeboncoeur TF, Kortuem W, Kisakye M, Sasson C, Stolz U, Spaite DW. Disparities in bystander CPR provision and survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest according to neighborhood ethnicity. Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Sep; 32(9):1041-5. PMID: 25066908.
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    63. Johnson MA, Grahan BJ, Haukoos JS, McNally B, Campbell R, Sasson C, Slattery DE. Demographics, bystander CPR, and AED use in out-of-hospital pediatric arrests. Resuscitation. 2014 Jul; 85(7):920-6. PMID: 24681302.
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    64. Haukoos JS, Campbell JD, Conroy AA, Hopkins E, Bucossi MM, Sasson C, Al-Tayyib AA, Thrun MW. Programmatic cost evaluation of nontargeted opt-out rapid HIV screening in the emergency department. PLoS One. 2013; 8(12):e81565. PMID: 24391706.
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    70. Semple H, Qin H, Sasson C. Development of a Web GIS Application for Visualizing and Analyzing Community Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patterns. Online J Public Health Inform. 2013; 5(2):212. PMID: 23923097; PMCID: PMC3733756.
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    71. Boatright DH, Byyny RL, Hopkins E, Bakes K, Hissett J, Tunson J, Easter JS, Sasson C, Vogel JA, Bensard D, Haukoos JS. Validation of rules to predict emergent surgical intervention in pediatric trauma patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Jun; 216(6):1094-102, 1102.e1-6. PMID: 23623222.
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    76. Sasson C, Magid DJ, Haukoos JS. Neighborhood characteristics and bystander-initiated CPR. N Engl J Med. 2013 01 24; 368(4):391-2. PMID: 23343070.
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    78. Haukoos JS, Hopkins E, Bender B, Sasson C, Al-Tayyib AA, Thrun MW. Comparison of enhanced targeted rapid HIV screening using the Denver HIV risk score to nontargeted rapid HIV screening in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Mar; 61(3):353-61. PMID: 23290527.
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    80. Salmen M, Ewy GA, Sasson C. Use of cardiocerebral resuscitation or AHA/ERC 2005 Guidelines is associated with improved survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2012; 2(5). PMID: 23036985; PMCID: PMC4401819.
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    81. Sasson C, Wiler JL, Haukoos JS, Sklar D, Kellermann AL, Beck D, Urbina C, Heilpern K, Magid DJ. The changing landscape of america's health care system and the value of emergency medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2012 Oct; 19(10):1204-11. PMID: 22994373.
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    84. Sasson C, Haukoos JS, Magid DJ. Public access defibrillation: a call to arms for systematic data collection and integration into 911. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Jun; 59(6):557-8; author reply 558-9. PMID: 22626021.
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    85. Nolan JP, Lyon RM, Sasson C, Rossetti AO, Lansky AJ, Fox KA, Meier P. Advances in the hospital management of patients following an out of hospital cardiac arrest. Heart. 2012 Aug; 98(16):1201-6. PMID: 22649095.
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    87. Haukoos JS, Lyons MS, Lindsell CJ, Hopkins E, Bender B, Rothman RE, Hsieh YH, Maclaren LA, Thrun MW, Sasson C, Byyny RL. Derivation and validation of the Denver Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) risk score for targeted HIV screening. Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Apr 15; 175(8):838-46. PMID: 22431561.
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    88. Sankoff J, Hopkins E, Sasson C, Al-Tayyib A, Bender B, Haukoos JS. Payer status, race/ethnicity, and acceptance of free routine opt-out rapid HIV screening among emergency department patients. Am J Public Health. 2012 May; 102(5):877-83. PMID: 22420816.
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    89. Paulsen MJ, Haddock AJ, Silbergleit R, Meurer WJ, Macy ML, Haukoos JS, Sasson C. Empirical hospital and professional charges for patient care associated with out of hospital cardiac arrest before and after implementation of therapeutic hypothermia for comatose survivors. Resuscitation. 2012 Oct; 83(10):1265-70. PMID: 22410427.
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    90. Landman AB, Lee CH, Sasson C, Van Gelder CM, Curry LA. Prehospital electronic patient care report systems: early experiences from emergency medical services agency leaders. PLoS One. 2012; 7(3):e32692. PMID: 22403698; PMCID: PMC3293855.
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    91. Cudnik MT, Sasson C, Rea TD, Sayre MR, Zhang J, Bobrow BJ, Spaite DW, McNally B, Denninghoff K, Stolz U. Increasing hospital volume is not associated with improved survival in out of hospital cardiac arrest of cardiac etiology. Resuscitation. 2012 Jul; 83(7):862-8. PMID: 22353637; PMCID: PMC3913993.
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    92. Sasson C, Cudnik MT, Nassel A, Semple H, Magid DJ, Sayre M, Keseg D, Haukoos JS, Warden CR. Identifying high-risk geographic areas for cardiac arrest using three methods for cluster analysis. Acad Emerg Med. 2012 Feb; 19(2):139-46. PMID: 22320364.
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    93. Macy ML, Clark SJ, Freed GL, Butchart AT, Singer DC, Sasson C, Meurer WJ, Davis MM. Carpooling and booster seats: a national survey of parents. Pediatrics. 2012 Feb; 129(2):290-8. PMID: 22291115.
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    94. Macy ML, Clark SJ, Sasson C, Meurer WJ, Freed GL. Emergency physician perspectives on child passenger safety: a national survey of attitudes and practices. Acad Pediatr. 2012 Mar-Apr; 12(2):131-7. PMID: 22104388.
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    99. Young LB, Chan PS, Lu X, Nallamothu BK, Sasson C, Cram PM. Impact of telemedicine intensive care unit coverage on patient outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Mar 28; 171(6):498-506. PMID: 21444842.
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    100. Ponce A, Swor R, Quest TE, Macy M, Meurer W, Sasson C. Death notification training for prehospital providers: a pilot study. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2010 Oct-Dec; 14(4):537-42. PMID: 20809692.
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    101. Meier P, Baker P, Jost D, Jacobs I, Henzi B, Knapp G, Sasson C. Chest compressions before defibrillation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials. BMC Med. 2010 Sep 09; 8:52. PMID: 20828395; PMCID: PMC2942789.
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    102. Macy ML, Stanley RM, Sasson C, Gebremariam A, Davis MM. High turnover stays for pediatric asthma in the United States: analysis of the 2006 Kids' Inpatient Database. Med Care. 2010 Sep; 48(9):827-33. PMID: 20706158; PMCID: PMC4625386.
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    103. Sasson C, Keirns CC, Smith D, Sayre M, Macy M, Meurer W, McNally BF, Kellermann AL, Iwashyna TJ. Small area variations in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: does the neighborhood matter? Ann Intern Med. 2010 Jul 06; 153(1):19-22. PMID: 20516307; PMCID: PMC3632370.
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    104. McMullan J, Sasson C, Pancioli A, Silbergleit R. Midazolam versus diazepam for the treatment of status epilepticus in children and young adults: a meta-analysis. Acad Emerg Med. 2010 Jun; 17(6):575-82. PMID: 20624136; PMCID: PMC4149412.
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    105. Sasson C, Forman J, Krass D, Macy M, Hegg AJ, McNally BF, Kellermann AL. A qualitative study to understand barriers to implementation of national guidelines for prehospital termination of unsuccessful resuscitation efforts. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2010 Apr-Jun; 14(2):250-8. PMID: 20144019.
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    106. Macy ML, Kim CS, Sasson C, Lozon MM, Davis MM. Pediatric observation units in the United States: a systematic review. J Hosp Med. 2010 Mar; 5(3):172-82. PMID: 20235288; PMCID: PMC2860021.
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    107. Meurer WJ, Potti TA, Kerber KA, Sasson C, Macy ML, West BT, Losman ED. Potentially inappropriate medication utilization in the emergency department visits by older adults: analysis from a nationally representative sample. Acad Emerg Med. 2010 Mar; 17(3):231-7. PMID: 20370754.
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    108. Chan PS, Jain R, Nallmothu BK, Berg RA, Sasson C. Rapid Response Teams: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jan 11; 170(1):18-26. PMID: 20065195.
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    111. Macy ML, Stanley RM, Lozon MM, Sasson C, Gebremariam A, Davis MM. Trends in high-turnover stays among children hospitalized in the United States, 1993-2003. Pediatrics. 2009 Mar; 123(3):996-1002. PMID: 19255031; PMCID: PMC2746715.
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    112. Sasson C, Kellermann AL, McNally BF. Termination of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. JAMA. 2009 Feb 18; 301(7):722; author reply 722-3. PMID: 19224746.
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    113. Sasson C, Hegg AJ, Macy M, Park A, Kellermann A, McNally B. Prehospital termination of resuscitation in cases of refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. JAMA. 2008 Sep 24; 300(12):1432-8. PMID: 18812534.
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